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Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: For the regions that have not benefited from direct investment, what can be done to make them more attractive to investors?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: There are 22,000 people working in the pharmaceutical sector. IDA Ireland has done very well in bringing the pharmaceutical sector to Ireland, but when it comes to the HSE purchasing pharmaceuticals, it pays three to four times as much as what is paid for these products in Northern Ireland. A product that one will pay €7 in Northern Ireland will cost €30 in Dublin. It is my...

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: I welcome Mr. O'Leary and his colleagues. I will begin with a number of general questions. Approximately 152,000 people are employed in IDA-backed companies located in Ireland. Does Mr. O'Leary have a comparative figure for the numbers employed outside Ireland by Irish companies? What is the relative balance between the two?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: CEMEX is the American company.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: It is a Mexican cement company, based in Ireland. Is CEMEX not one of the IDA's clients?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: So it is just here to do business in Ireland.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: People often forget that distinction. When they look at companies like CEMEX, an international Mexican cement company, they assume that it and other foreign companies are here because of the IDA, but Mr. O'Leary is saying that is not the case. Does he have any idea how many people are employed in foreign companies operating in Ireland that are not IDA clients?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: How can the IDA distinguish between those companies - for example, the banks and financial service providers? Some of them are based in the Irish market while others-----

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: I saw an article a year or two ago which suggested that foreign direct investment by Irish companies abroad is greater than foreign direct investment by overseas companies in Ireland. Is that correct? Is the level of investment by Irish companies abroad greater than the level of foreign direct investment in Ireland?

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her response to a survey carried out by the Ombudsman for Children which indicated that 72% of Irish people believe that the State could do more to support children’s rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38714/13]

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: Is that a "yes" or "no"? Will the Taoiseach debate it?

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2014 Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 29. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his priorities for the coming year; if he is satisfied with the current negotiations for a budget allocation for his Department in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38464/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to refund the pension levy deducted from pension funds in view of the new requirements which show many of them to be in an actual deficit situation; the way this levy may continue to be deducted from these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37441/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students who are studying for a post graduate course are entitled to the special rate top up for non adjacent students where the income is below €22,000 per annum but where the student being a mature student is not in receipt of any payment from the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37538/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 433. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of circular number 06/12 regarding public procurement in view of the High Court decision which was delivered by Justice Hogan on 29 May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37586/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Budget 2014 Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 610. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans in relation to retaining the half rate carer's allowance at its current rate; if she plans to change this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37539/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Prices (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 789. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to reduce the overall cost of electricity here especially for export companies where electricty is a high proportion of their cost base to make them more competitive on the international market; if he will consider a situation similar to that in Germany and other locations where large energy users do not have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Haddington Road Agreement Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 979. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the Haddington Road Agreement will affect retired members of the Gardai; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36838/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Investigations (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 1067. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of investigations initiated by the Irish Prison Service under their policy document on anti harassment, sexual harassment and bullying policy; the number cases an external investigator has been appointed to carry out investigations; if funding is available in the prison service to complete all of these investigations; the number...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 1077. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the decision to discontinue paying towards the security bill of a home of a former prison officer (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37597/13]